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WHY IS THE UN CHARGING ALBIN KURTI? |
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Writing 'JO NEGOCIATA, VETEVËNDOSJE! (NO NEGOTIATIONS, SELF-DETERMINATION!) |
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Free Albin Kurti The most complete resource concerning the case against Albin Kurti, a non-violent political activist unlawfully prosecuted by the UN administration. The UN's implementation of Human Rights and Justice in Kosovo |
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Albin Kurti is one of the leaders of Levizja VETEVENDOSJE! (Movement for SELF-DETERMINATION) - a movement working to mobilise the people of Kosova for their right to self-determination - expressed through a referendum on independence - and against the neo-colonial UN Mission in Kosova (UNMIK). Since Kurti directly resists and confronts UNMIK's legitimacy and existence, UNMIK has a clear political interest in silencing Kurti's oppositional voice and keeping him in isolation. In the case against Kurti, UNMIK is represented as the prosecuting, offended and judging part. Adding to this self-evident and unacceptable political dimension of Kurti's case, several human rights organisations and legal experts have also pointed out the weak legal basis for the case against Kurti and his continued detention. The case against Kurti is politically, and not legally motivated. He has been kept as a political prisoner since February 10, 2007 and since July 11th, under house arrest with a police guard at his door 24 hours a day. This form of house arrest is unprecedented in Kosova. Since February 10, Kurti has been interviewed only once as part of the legal investigation for just half an hour. He has been classified as a Category A prisoner, a status that implies a high security risk, although the category is not defined in the legal code. Albin has never been informed of this status. Albin has not been given a copy of the amended indictment served on him in the trial of 19th September. And Albin has not been given a copy of the Court's decision to refuse his demand for a new trial panel. CONTINUE |
